Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 152AN

  (1)   The Commission may decide to combine 2 or more public inquiries of a kind mentioned in paragraph   152AL(3)(a), or (8A)(a) or 152ALA(7)(a).

  (2)   If the Commission makes such a decision:

  (a)   the Commission may publish a single notice relating to the combined inquiry under section   498 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 ; and

  (b)   the Commission may prepare a single discussion paper about the combined inquiry under section   499 of that Act; and

  (c)   the Commission may hold hearings relating to the combined inquiry under section   501 of that Act; and

  (d)   the Commission must ensure that each inquiry is covered by a report under section   505 of that Act, whether the report relates:

  (i)   to a single one of those inquiries; or

  (ii)   to any 2 or more of those inquiries.